Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst
About The Position
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies. We are looking for you to join our team as a Program Planning Analyst/Scheduler based out of Rolling Meadows, IL. This is an onsite position that offers 9/80 work schedule.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a minimum of 2 years of related work experience.
- Will consider 6 years of applied experience in lieu of degree requirement.
- Some planning or scheduling related experience.
- Requires experience with MS Office Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Ability to travel domestically 10% of the time.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret level clearance
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Management, Industrial Engineering, Finance, Operations Management, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field.
- Project scheduling experience using Microsoft Project, Oracle P6, Deltek Open Plan or other related scheduling tools.
- Experience in Program Cost Analysis
- Experience with Schedule Analytics and Schedule Risk Assessment tools.
- Working knowledge of EVMS guidelines and processes.
- Current, active Secret level security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Develop program plans and schedules.
- Prepare, maintain, and analyze a program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) which incorporates all program scope and identifies program milestones with contractual need dates.
- Decompose program scope into clearly defined tasks.
- Identify internal and external task dependencies.
- Analyze forecast dates impacts.
- Analyze impacts to the critical path(s).
- Support the business management team with developing an estimate to complete based on assessing resource requirements for scheduled tasks.
- Manage status updates.
- Develop internal and external reports on program status.
- Identify risks impacting the achievability of program schedule requirements.
- Ensure compliance with applicable EVMS Guidelines.
Benefits
- Health Plan
- Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Education Assistance
- Training and Development
- 9/80 Work Schedule
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
